Petroff is a surname, a transcription of the surname . Petrov. Notable people with the name include:

Boris Petroff (1894–1972), American film director and producer Ivan Petrof (1842? – 1896) (commonly spelled "Petroff" in sources), Russian-born soldier, writer, and translator Jean-Marc Petroff (1962–2012), French serial killer Nikola Petroff (1873–1925), Bulgarian wrestler Peter Petroff(1919–2003), Bulgarian American inventor, engineer, NASA scientist, and adventurer Peter Petroff (communist) (1884–1947), Russian activist, journalist, active in the United Kingdom and Germany Ruth Petroff (born 1965), American politician Yves Petroff, French scientist See also